Galileo satellite finally on track as rival to GPS

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Series Details 1.12.07
Publication Date 01/12/2007
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EU Member States finally agreed 30 November 2007 to build a €3.4bn satellite navigation system that officials claim will give the EU 'strategic independence' from the United States. EU Ministers approved a design framework and funding for the Galileo project, which will rival GPS, the US-owned global navigation system, after five years' delay.
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BBC News, 30.11.07: Pros and cons of Europe's 'GPS' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7119176.stm
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 30.10.07: Council Conclusions on launching the European Global Navigation Satellite System Programmes http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/trans/97344.pdf
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